John Rutherfurd

John Rutherfurd (20 September 1760-23 February 1840) was a US Senator from New Jersey from 4 March 1791 to 5 December 1798, succeeding Jonathan Elmer and preceding Franklin Davenport. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

Biography
John Rutherfurd was born in New York City, New York in 1760, and he worked as a lawyer in New York for several years before moving to Tranquility (now Green Township), Sussex County, New Jersey. From 1788 to 1790, he served in the New Jersey General Assembly, and he then served in the US Senate from 1791 to 1798 as a Federalist Party member. After retiring from the Senate, he helped to mediate border disputes, and he died in 1840. Rutherford, New Jersey is named for him, although its spelling was changed to honor President Rutherford B. Hayes.